The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-22
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DEATH IN THE BLIZZARD.
LACK OF FOOD AND FUEL COSTS
LIFE IN KANSAS.

Four Deaths In Clark County and
Three Near Dighton as a Result of
the Terrible Situation - The Their
mometer Registered 29' Below Zero
at Fort Assinaboine.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21.-The Times has
telegraphic advices which indicate that
there is terrible suffering in the western
part of Kansas. Four people are reported
dead in Clark county from cold, while
near Dighton, Kan, woman and her two
children are known to have perished. There
IS great suffering in that section of the
State owing to the scarcity of coal. The
supply was exhausted during the previ-
ous cold snap in the FIRST
part of the month, end the
situation is now deplorable. The
suffering is augmented by the fact that food
is almost as scarce as fuel. Many of the in
habitants are settlers who located
claims last summer, and who
are dependent on what the rail-
roads bring in. The railroads are trying to
do all in their power TO relieve the distress,
bat they are handicapped by scarcity of
cars. They have not enough to supnly the
urgent demand for food and fuel, and wide
weather speedily moderates The Santa Fa
Road has already announced that it will
ship free all supplies which may be collected
for Clark county.
2S' BELOW ZERO.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Dec 21.~-The
storm which started in yesterday and still
continues furiously In Minnesota is by far
the worst of the season. The Wind is strong
and the snow has drifted badly The storm
was general in the Northwest It was ac-
companied by very cold weather in Dakota
and the Northwest Territory, the lowest
point reached being 2S' below zero at Fort
Assiniboin. At O'clock yesterday the
storm had stopped at all points in Dakota.
except Bismarck and was moving east.
Trains are delayed somewhat.
swooPEp DOWN ON CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.--The ram, mud and
slush, which yesterday afternoon made life
in Chicago burden, gave place du ing the
night TO a cold wave from the Northwest. Tt
came on with rush, and inside of twelve
hours there was drop of 35' in the temper
ature. The Signal Service reports the ther-
mometer at s. above in the early morning
hours At 6 o'clock it was TO- above, but
though at 10 o'clock the sun shone brightly
the rays had but a slight warming effect.
The wind during the night reached a We
locity of twenty-four miles an hour. but
has dropped to six miles early this morning.
At s o'clock this morning Fort Totten,
Oak, reported the temperature at 20A
below.
At Denver it was IA below and at Mon
trose DO below.
Away down at Fort Davis, Tex, the In
habitants were reveling in the novel luxury
OF a snow storm, and at San Francisco the
thermometer stood at 26' above zero.
BLOW AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LouIs, Mo-, Dec. 21.-Yesterdav
opened with a warm rain, but by O'Clock
in the morning snow began b fall and at
noon the mercury had sunk frV NJ As to l5',
and q moderate blizzard was skipping
around rather lively. During the afternoon
and last nigh re mercury gradually fell,
and at midnlk, It the Thermometer marked
10", with a high, fierce wind prevailing,
Very little snow fell. No trouble on the
railroads in this section Is ct reported.
VERY GOLD FoR TEXAS.
GALVESTON. Tex, Dec 2l.--Specials to
the Ne,cs from ell the important points In
Texas report very cold weather for this sec.
tion. Ice formed here last night and also
at Corpus Christi, Brownsville and Rio
Grande City. In Northern Texas the
weather is very severe and snow has
fallen at many points. 1t is too
early yet to ascertain the extent OF the suf.
fering and the loss to the cattle and sheep
interests, but If the severe weather con-
tinues many days the loss will be very
great. kilograms from many points in
Southern Texas say that the Indications
point to a severe freeze before morning.